Total Crime Rate

432.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 432.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Burglary 53.2 10/10
  • Public order 49.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe , and the 21st highest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Lane (HX3 5QN) in the last 12 months was 432.6 per 1,000 residents and was 490.7% higher than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Lane (HX3 5QN), the main crime hotspot is near Earl Terrace. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hipperholme and Lightcliffe

Crime Over Time in Old Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ovenden Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ovenden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ovenden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lentilfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Athol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Friendly Fold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Turney Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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